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Raleigh News & Observer columnist Rob Christensen joins Don Curtis to discuss the upcoming election. Christensen also discusses the latest updates in his book, The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics.

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Host Don Curtis talks to Cash Michaels, editor of the Carolinian, about WSRC, for which Michaels originally came to the Triangle to work in 1981 and more.
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Host Don Curtis talks to Seth Edwards, President Elect of the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys, about the issues of the SBI crime lab and more.
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Bob Orr, executive director of the North Carolina Institute of Constitutional Law, talks to host Don Curtis about money issues in NC Congress and more.
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Dr. Scott Rawls, President of the North Carolina community college system, talks to host Don Curtis about community colleges in the state and more.

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Republican political consultant Ballard Everett joins Don Curtis to talk about the impact new media is having on campaigns.

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Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler talks with Don Curtis about the recall of egg due to problems with salmonella. Troxler says no eggs with salmonella have been in North Carolina but state officials are monitoring the situation.

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Guest host Rick Martinez, in for Don Curtis, talks to polical consultant Perry Woods about working on local politics rather than state or national, and more.
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Host Don Curtis talks to Vicki Smith, executive director of Disability Rights North Carolina, about her organization and more.
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Guest host Rick Martinez, in for Don Curtis, talks to Dallas Woodhouse, director of Americans for Prosperity, about the General Assembly and more.
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Guest host Rick Martinez, in for Don Curtis, talks to Francis DeLuca, President of the Civitas Institute, about his former career as a Marine and more.
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Host Don Curtis talks to State Auditor Beth Wood about women in politics and more.
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Host Don Curtis talks to director of research and policy development for North Carolina Policy Watch Rob Schofield about what it means to be "progressive" and more.
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John Rustin, executive director of the North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation, talks to guest host Rick Martinez, in for Don Curtis, about his organization and more.

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Janet Cowell, State Treasurer, talks to host Don Curtis about managing debt in the state and more.
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Host Don Curtis talks to John Quinterno with South by North Strategies about what the organization does and more.

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Host Don Curtis talks to Elaine Mejia, director of the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center of the North Carolina Justice Center, about economic recovery and the state budget, and more.
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Guest host Rick Martinez, in for Don Curtis, talks to Jonathan Blaes, science officer at the National Weather Service, about the upcoming hurricane season and more.
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Republican political consultant Ballard Everett joins Don Curtis to review the primary election results and discuss what issues will dominate the general election.

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NC Policy Watch executive director Chris Fitzsimon joins Don Curtis to talk about the challenges facing state lawmakers during the short session.

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Tom Fetzer, chair of the North Carolina Republican Party, joined Don Curtis to discuss Fetzer's call for National Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele to resign, the Democratic runoff that Cal Cunningham and Elaine Marshall are headed toward for Sen. Richard Burr's seat and the relatively low voter turnout in the primaries.

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Tony Rand, former senate majority leader and head of the N.C. Parole Commission, joined Don Curtis to discuss how a third party, dubbed N.C. First, has attempted to form in response to widespread mistrust of current politicians and their parties. They also discussed the "effectiveness drain" happening in the NC Senate this year.

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Dee Freeman, director of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, joined Don Curtis to discuss the state of NC's environment and DENR's upcoming initiatives. They discussed the state's history of drought and the current lack thereof, as well as the new Mayo State Park and recent record pollen levels.

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Dr. Andy Taylor, chair & professor of political science at NCSU, joined Rick Martinez on For Your Information to discuss the passage of the health care reform legislation, President Obama’s lift of the ban on offshore drilling, the North Carolina Republican Party’s investigation into Governor Beverly Perdue’s campaign spending and the Wake County School Board’s new direction.

Greg Taylor, the first man to be exonerated on murder charges by the NC Innocence Inquiry Commission and the NC Commission on Actual Innocence after serving 17 years in prison, joined Rick Martinez to discuss his ordeal. Greg Taylor's mother, Martine Strickland, also joined the conversation to discuss the emotional and financial impact this situation has had on the Taylor family.